posted on August 31, 2005 11:05:58 AM new
If you have the means, I would say both. There are many reputable charities accepting monetary donations and if your community is anything like mine, there are likely organizations accepting donations of goods to be sent to the region.
posted on August 31, 2005 11:24:27 AM new
Is Ebay doing anything? I will have to run over there and check. I have some stuff I could send, or maybe donate the auction monies??
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[ edited by dblfugger9 on Aug 31, 2005 11:25 AM ]
posted on August 31, 2005 12:45:55 PM new
yeah, I probably will Ron. I've even convinced myself in my mind its good to regenerate new blood cells every so often.
posted on September 1, 2005 07:25:11 AM new
You know I just read on the ebay boards, that missionfish (who is sponcering the auctions/etc thu ebay) only gets about 7 cents to the dollar to the actual diaster relief. Is that about how they all work? I find that disappointing. Some big companies have given alot so far though. Its nice to hear about it.
Some of the sports teams (forget which) donated 1 million, Eli Lilly donated over 1 million, plus drug supplies for diabetics, and there are others. Kinda makes my small donation look like chump change.
posted on September 1, 2005 08:58:18 AM new
I watched Scarbrougho? country on I think MSNBC and he is down there, interviewing the big disaster relief; Red Cross, Savation Army
And last night, he looked into the camera, and said, 'I know this is going to piss the relief people off, but if your near the area (Biloxi I think) and can bring a lot of bottled water, come down take it out, set it on the ground, and leave'
I was so surprised he said that, but he said when some big hurricane hit Florida (where he lives) people were driving in, and dropping water and food off, and leaving.
Never heard anything like that, and I am nowhere near the Gulf Coast. Has anyone else heard anything like this?
posted on September 1, 2005 09:49:36 AM new
NTS, I never heard of it. But its probably more practical and expedient than waiting for the 'organization' of the relief services getting through.
posted on September 1, 2005 09:52:18 AM new
I'd never heard that either! but he really said that. I was surprised, but I have never been in a distastrous hurricane (or any disaster) so I don't know
Yeah, I would guess that Red Cross and the like would be a whole lot more organized, which means it takes longer to get basics to the people.
posted on September 1, 2005 09:58:52 AM new
I just tried to get to redcross.org and the website kept timing out ... so i Googled Red Cross, and started to click the main link, it too taking a lot of time to load (or not), but noticed a google 'sub'link of the Red Cross site that said, "donate", and clicked on that instead ... it went to that page fast ... was able to donate that way.
posted on September 1, 2005 10:00:43 AM new
by the way, I also saw on the 'donate' page, something to click that said 'donate spare change' .... so I guess they want "chump change" too.
